The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-12
FROM LAKE TO GULF.
Opening Session of the Convention Called II
Agitate Great Enterprise.

PEORIA. ILL.,, Oct. 1.-THE Illinois river inn
provement convention met in this city this
morning at IL o'clock, with 400 delegates in at
tendance. They were mostly from Illinois, but
there were also good delegations from Iowa and
St. Louis. and Kansas. Wisconsin. California,
Oregon and Tennessee were also represented.
Col. Isaac Taylor. chairman of the local commit
tee on arrangements, called the convention to
order, and it was opened with prayer by Right
Rev. John Lancaster Spalding. Catholic bishop
of Peoria. Governor Oglesby was chosen tenn
porary chairman. and made an extended. forci-
BILE and interesting speech acknowledging the
honor After the appointment of committees
on permanent organization, credentials and
rules. and the order of business. consisting OF
10 en- Der for each State. the convention took
a recess until o'clock.
At the afternoon session of the convention
the committee on credentials reported, Illinois.
Iowa. Missouri. Oregon. MARYLAND. Tennessee,
and California as represented by go delegates
The report was adopted.
The committee permanent organization
made a report, which was unanimously adopted.
President, Senator Shelby Nj. sCullom, of ILL.,;
vice-presdents, Alfred Orend0rff. of Springfield,
ILL.,; John Wahl of Missouri Ex-Governor John
b. Gear. Iowa: Judge j. H. Murphy. Iowa; Judge
J. W. Clapp Tennessee; A. j. Tullock. Kansas;
Geo. Puterbaugh. California; Mr. Russell.
Alabama; w. F: Cowdsn. Maryland; John c.
l. "a.
Rogers, Alton, H.: w. T. Stackpoe. Fairbury.
ILL.,; secretaries Henry P Day. Peoria; A. II.
Sanders. Davenport; E. F. Dunn. Cook county;
E. j. Ward. Lasalle county: j. F. Kelsey. Mason
county. Senator Culloin was introduced and
made an able address. thanking the conven ton
for the honor. and dwelling upon the advanta-
ges of the proposed improvements.
The committee on rules recommended that
each State be entitled TO ten votes and each con-
gressiona district to one vote.
The committee resolutions was named az
follows: Illinois-At large, Judge Prendergast,
of Chicago; Col Isaac Taylor, of Peoria: Con-
gresham T. j. Henderson, Princeton; III. G.
McPlke Alton: First district, Congressman r.
honey, Chicago: Third John Meyer, Chicago;
Fourth, VIM. Penn Nixon, Chicago: Sixth. E.
Slower, Carroll county; Seventh, j. II. Pierce,
Kewanee; Eighth. Judge Benjamin Olin. Joliet;
Ninth. Judge j. e. Fong, Lacon; Tenth. Senator
AZ j. Bell. Peoria Eleventh, Charles FL. Deere.
Rock leland Twelfth. Congressman George e.
Anderson. Quincy; Thirteenth. ex Congressman
d. c.. Smith. Pekin; Fourteenth Senator S. w.
f. Bacon, Edgar county; Eighteenth. Thomas
Rideeway. Shawneetown.
Iowa-At large. Judge j. Fl. Murphy, Daven-
port; First district. Ex-Governor john Gear, Bur-
lington: Second. L. H. Parker. Davenport;
Third Chris W. Volger. Dubuque.
Missouri-At large Frank Gaiennie. St.
Louis: Eighth district, B. F. McMath. St Lonis
Ninth. c: S. Rogers. St Louis; Tenth, NJ. j. MUIR
California-Georee Puterbaugh San Diego
Oregon-T. f. Marquand. Portland.
Tennessee-Judge J. B Clapp Memphis
Maryland-Wm. f. Cowdell.
Observation-Disclosures Adams, Philadel-
pha.
Resolutionsssvere referred to a committee with
out reading Maj Thomas Fl. Hamburg. United
States engineer in charge of improvements.
favor of the contem plated work The conven-
ton then adjourned until to morrow.